How to Make A Kandi Bracelet

You'll need some materials before you can do anything:

  • Scissors
  • Pony beads
  • Stretchy string

I get my beads and string from Michaels. The brand of beads is Creatology and the brand of string is Stretch Magic, size 1mm.

One you get all of that, you should decide on the colors you're going to use in your bracelet. This time I chose white and blue, but you can use any colors you want. Lay out your beads. For the first row you'll need 30 or 32, depending on the size of your wrist. You must use an even number of beads.

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For this pattern we're going to make diagonal spirals, so you should organize and string your beads in sets of two.

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Tie off so that you've got one long end and one short end. Trim the short end.

Add a white bead onto the long end. Skip over one blue bead (so that the white bead sits on top of it) and string through the next. The red line represents the string.

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Add a blue bead onto the long end. Skip over one white bead and string through the next

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Continue this all the way around. Thats your second row :]

Add a white bead, and string through a blue bead.

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Add a blue bead, string through a white bead

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Continue this to complete your third row.

When you get to the end, add your last bead. This time, string through TWO white beads.

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All the rows after this will be the same. You can continue going until your bracelet is as tall as you want it to be.

Now you have to tie off. To tie off your bracelet, add the last bead of the row, and string through the next two beads. Weave the string down to the bead below the bead your string is coming out of. Keep weaving your string until you reach the bottom of your bracelet.

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Create a loop by pushing your string through the nearest gap. Pull your string through the loop and tighten, to create a knot. Do this at least 2-3 times to make sure your knot won't untie itself.

Voila, you have your bracelet :]

You can create bracelets with many other patterns. A site with a lot of easy to follow patterns is KandiPatterns.com. On this site you can also find many online stores that sell beads and string.

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